Urban Getaway Magazines & Global City Guides

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Atlanta Magazine

Atlanta Magazine Website

Issues 2003-2008

U.S.: Hour Media

“Since 1961, Atlanta magazine, the city’s premier general interest publication, has served as the authority on Atlanta, providing its readers with a mix of long-form nonfiction, lively lifestyle coverage, in-depth service journalism, and literary essays, columns, and profiles.” – Publisher.

Atlas Obscura

Atlas Obscura Online Magazine Website

Brooklyn, NY: Atlas Obscura

“An online magazine and travel company, founded in 2009 by author Joshua Foer and documentary filmmaker/author Dylan Thuras. It catalogs unusual and obscure travel destinations via user-generated content. The editorial articles comprise a mixture of feature and news articles on topics including history, science and food, in addition to travel and exploration, as well as hosting a collaborative, definitive guide to the world’s most obscure places.” -Wikipedia.

Austin Chronicle

Austin Chronicle Magazine Website

Issues 2004-2020

Texas: Austin Chronicle Corp.

“The Austin Chronicle is an independent, locally owned and operated alternative newsweekly that reflects the heart and soul of Austin, Texas.” – Publisher. Magazines in Austin TX.

Bath Life – Exeter Living – Cardiff Life – Bristol Life Magazine

MediaClash Website

Issues 2016 – Present

Bath, UK: MediaClash

“We celebrate the very best of South West living and lifestyle!” – Website.

Beijing Today

Issues 2001-2016

China: Beijing Youth Daily

“Beijing Today is a weekly English newspaper catering to expatriates and embassies that covers current events, art, cinema, music, dining, and shopping in Beijing.” – Publisher.

Bold Traveller Magazine

2014- Present

Toronto: Bold Traveller

“Canada’s leading voice of luxury travel and experiences. See. Hear. Share. Go! See where our wanderlust is taking us next, and share your travel photos with us.”

Canberra Weekly Magazine

Canberra Weekly Magazine Website

Issues 2015 – Present

Canberra, Australia: Canberra Weekly

“At Canberra Weekly, we pride ourselves on being community focused and Canberra-centric. What started as a 32-page publication, has grown to a 100+page glossy news and lifestyle magazine, and over the past decade we have continued to provide quality content – from news and current issues, politics and sport, food and entertainment, fashion and beauty, home and lifestyle, real estate, motoring and trades & services. ” – Website.

Capital

Capital Magazine Website

Issues 2014 – Present

Wellington, New Zealand: Capital Magazine

“We love our city and keep our eyes and ears open to bring you the latest in arts, culture, cuisine and your cousin Jacinda down the street. Capital aims to share the stories of the clever citizens who call Wellington home.” – Website> New Zealand Travel magazine free.

Cincinnati Magazine

Cincinnati Magazine Website

Issues 2009-2021

Cincinnati, OH: Cincinnati Magazine

“Cincinnati Magazine is the definitive guide to living well in Greater Cincinnati, connecting sophisticated, educated readers with the region’s most interesting people, cultural issues, food, arts, fashion, and history via print, digital, and events.” – Publisher. Magazines from Cincinnati.

Desert

1937-1981 at Internet Archive (Black & White)

Colorado: Randall Henderson

“Desert Magazine was a monthly regional publication based in the Colorado Desert published between 1937 and 1985.” – Wikipedia.

Essential

Essential Magazine Website

Issues 2009 – Present

Costa del Sol, Spain: Essential Magazine

“Essential Magazine’s objective is to represent the true spirit of life in this unique part of the world and to combine international interest with local content that appeals to a cosmopolitan audience. A monthly glossy magazine printed and distributed on the Costa del Sol, Spain.” – Publisher.

Globerovers Magazine

Globerovers Magazine Website

Issues 2013 – Present

Hong Kong: Globerovers

“GlobeRovers is an independent travel magazine headquartered in Hong Kong with regular contributors based in Bangkok, Cape Town, Toronto, and London. The focus of the magazine is on off-the-beaten-track destinations free of mass tourism. Our global audiences are intrepid travelers and adventurers in search of great stories, photography, tips, and travel services recommendations, in particular hotels and restaurants.” – Website.

Home in Canada

Home in Canada Magazine Website

Issues 2016 – Present

Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada: Home in Canada Magazine

“Home In Canada publishes six times a year — luxury interior design, landscape, architecture and lifestyle magazines. We provide readers with stunning photography and great content for your home.” – Publisher. There are currently versions for Toronto and Montreal, and a French-language version of the Montreal issues. There are also Vancouver Home issues until 2018.

Indianapolis

Indianapolis Magazine Website – PDF Magazine Archive

Issues 1995-2008

Indianapolis, IN: Emmis Communications

“Indianapolis Monthly, the city’s authoritative general interest magazine, provides its loyal monthly readers with compelling narrative stories and smart, lively service pieces. Its content not only reflects the interests of Indianapolis but sparks conversation with its coverage of politics, sports, crime, lifestyle, entertainment, restaurants, culture, business, and the big personalities that make the Circle City go ‘round.” – Publisher. Magazines in Indianapolis.

IOL Travel Magazine

Issues 2020 – Present

South Africa: ANA

South Africa travel magazine.

Las Vegas Weekly

Las Vegas Weekly Website

Issues 2014 Present

Las Vegas, Nevada: Greenspun Media

“Las Vegas Weekly is a high-quality, glossy-covered free weekly magazine with an emphasis on arts, entertainment and popular culture.” – Website. Magazines in Las Vegas.

Living

Living Magazine Website

Issues 2016 – Present

Linazay, France: Living Magazine

“Living Magazine is the leading English-language magazine for people living in or visiting south west France. ” – Website. Only the issues that do not show a cost can be accessed free.

London Resident

London Resident Magazine Website

The Resident 2008-2019

London, UK: Archant Community Media

The Resident was a family of luxury London lifestyle magazines published by Archant Community Media. Archant distributed free up to 16 titles in affluent London areas in 2013, scaling back the printed versions over the following years. Currently the magazine is digital only.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Magazine Website

Issues 1996-2006

Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Magazine LLC

“Los Angeles has chronicled life in the second-largest U.S. city since the magazine’s founding by Geoff Miller in the spring of 1961. The definitive resource for Angelenos, Los Angeles covers the people, food, culture, arts and entertainment, fashion, lifestyle, and news that defines Southern California with a signature mix of feature-length writing, service journalism, investigative reporting, and design.” – Publisher.

Metropol

Metropol Magazine Website

Issues 2015 – Present

Christchurch, New Zealand: Metropol

Scroll down through the magazine collection to find “Canterbury Build” magazine. “Metropol is the premier lifestyle magazine celebrating Christchurch and its surrounding districts.” – Website.

MKE Lifestyle (Milwaukee)

MKE Lifestyle Magazine Website

Current Issue & Archive

U.S.: MKE Lifestyle

“For more than 25 years, MKE lifestyle has been the leading voice of what it means to live well in the metro Milwaukee region, from its thriving downtown and sophisticated suburbs, to the natural beauty of Lake Country and the North Shore! With more than 40 Milwaukee Press Club awards earned since 2005, we’ve fulfilled the community’s demand for a valuable resource on sophisticated lifestyle coverage in metro Milwaukee.” – Magazine website. Magazines in Milwaukee.

National Geographic

National Geographic Magazine Website

Magazines 1888-2007 – With Index

Washington DC: National Geographic

““National Geographic Magazine, the flagship magazine of the National Geographic Society, chronicles exploration and adventure, as well as changes that impact life on Earth. Editorial coverage encompasses people and places of the world, with an emphasis on human involvement in a changing universe. Major topics include culture, nature, geography, ecology, science and technology.” – National Geographic Magazine.

National Parks

National Parks Magazine Website

Articles from Issues 2010 to the Present

Issues 1997-2011

1919-1961 at Internet Archive (Black & White)

U.S.

Published by the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), the only independent, nonpartisan membership organization devoted exclusively to advocacy on behalf of the National Parks System. Its mission is “to protect and enhance America’s National Park System for present and future generations.” -Wikipedia. National Parks Magazine.

New York Magazine

New York Magazine Website

Issues 1968-1997

New York

“New York is an American biweekly magazine concerned with life, culture, politics, and style generally, and with a particular emphasis on New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker, it was brasher and less polite, and established itself as a cradle of New Journalism. Over time, it became more national in scope, publishing many noteworthy articles on American culture by writers such as Tom Wolfe, Jimmy Breslin, Nora Ephron, John Heilemann, Frank Rich, and Rebecca Traister.” – Wikipedia. New York Magazine.

Orange Coast

Orange Coast Magazine Website

Issues 1977-2008

U.S.: Hour Media

“Orange Coast is the premier local lifestyle magazine of the region, bringing together Southern California’s most affluent coastal communities through smart, fun, and timely editorial content, compelling photographs and quality advertising. ” – Publisher. Free magazine archive, Magazines California.

OTWO Travel & Nature Magazine

OTWO Travel & Nature Magazine Website

Issues 2019 – Present

Gibralter: Oxygene

“Monthly magazine focused on sustainable products and services and the debate for climate change, Empowering communities. Creating networks of collaborators. Ecotourism, Nature and a Sustainable Lifestyle. Fall in love with the beautiful world that’s around us and then learn different ways you can adapt your life in order to preserve it. We are a magazine based in Gibraltar focusing on the beauty that is around us. Enjoy the beauty of Southern Andalusia and stunning areas in Morocco.” – Website.

Outlook Traveller

Outlook Traveller Magazine Website

Issues 2008

New Delhi, India: Maneshwer Peri

“Outlook Traveller is India’s No. 1 Travel Magazine and Website and our Getaway Guides are the best guidebooks in India. We are devotees of quirky, stylish and elegant writing and our writers and contributors travel far, wide and deep to recount fabulous and honest tales that give you unique and authentic insights into destinations from around the world. A joy to read and easy to use, our travel content is peerless and our photographs are stunning. We strive to bring to you a high level of travel writing and useful information that you will love to read in your armchair, on a beach or upon a mountaintop!” – Publisher.

Palm Beach Life

Issues 2002-2010

Florida: Palm Beach Life Magazine

“Since 1906, Palm Beach Life has been the premier showcase of island living at its finest — fashion, interiors, landscapes, personality profiles, society news and much more.” – Publisher. Magazines Florida.

Pan American

Vol 6 (1908) – Vol 40 (1927)

Washington, D.C.

The Pan-American Magazine and New World Review was a monthly that was founded in 1900 and edited by W. W. Razor in London. It contained economic news and travel articles about South and Central America. Old Magazine from 1910s and 1920s.

Redeye Chicago

Redeye Chicago Magazine Website

2008-2016

Chicago: Chicago Tribune

“The RedEye is a daily publication put out by the Chicago Tribune geared toward 18- to 34-year-olds.” – Publisher. Redeye Chicago Magazine.

Salt Magazine

Salt Magazine Website

2013-2020

Wilmington, NC: Salt

“Salt Magazine is a storytelling magazine that explores the art and soul of Wilmington, North Carolina. In every issue, we strive to create a magazine of uncommon literary and artistic vision that explores everything from the thriving arts community to our passion for homes and gardens. We celebrate the best of food and wine, and indulge our love of the outdoors. We showcase remarkable people who have shaped Wilmington’s past and others who are busy creating its exciting future. Moreover, every issue presents outstanding short fiction and poetry, essays and features that touch the heart and stir the soul.” – Publisher.

San Diego Magazine

San Diego Magazine Website

2004-2012

California: San Diego Magazine

“San Diego Magazine is your guide to the good life in San Diego. It covers new restaurants, bars, and breweries and brings you interviews with the city’s top chefs. Our editors scout the hippest neighborhoods for new shops, local makers, and hand-made products. The outdoors are yours for exploring with our guides to San Diego’s best hiking trails, campgrounds, and bike paths. And we never forget the people—we introduce you to San Diego’s entrepreneurs and change-makers, the people who are shaping our city.” – Publisher.

Sunset Magazine Archives

Sunset Magazine Website

1920-2000s

1898-1925 at Internet Archive (Black & White)

Sunset Publishing

Each image on this page opens an entire volume, with several months’ issues. Volume dates appear to range from 1920s to the early 2000s. They are not in chronological order.
“Sunset magazine is one of the leading publications to bring all things found and made in the West into the hands of people across the country. From great restaurants to places to travel to for a little rest and relaxation to inspired ideas for decorating your home and improving your garden, Sunset magazine is dedicated to presenting you with the most beautiful aspects of the West. ” -Sunset Magazine archive free.

Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Magazine Facebook Page

1986-2011

Florida: Tampa Bay Publications

“The best of Tampa all in one place. Food, Culture, Business, History, Sporting, Lifestyle.” – Publisher. Tampa Bay Magazine.

Texas Monthly Magazines

Texas Monthly Magazine Website

1973-1992

U.S.: Texas Monthly

“Texas Monthly Magazine has chronicled life in contemporary Texas since 1973, reporting on vital issues such as politics, the environment, industry, and education. The magazine is known for astute political commentary and compelling longform narrative nonfiction. As a leisure guide, it continues to be the indispensable authority on the Texas scene, covering music, the arts, travel, restaurants, museums, and cultural events with its insightful recommendations. ” – Publisher.

Time Out

Time Out Magazine Website

1998-2008

London, UK: Time Out Media

Time Out Magazine produces guides for many travel destinations, and magazines for some, including London and New York. “Your ultimate guide to the best art and entertainment, food and drink, attractions, hotels and things to do in the world’s greatest cities.” – Publisher. Time Out magazine free online.

Tomorrow Aljezur to Lagoa

Tomorrow Aljezur to Lagoa Website

Issues 2014 – Present

Algarve, Portugal: Tomorrow Algarve

“We aim to unite the local community with our monthly magazine covering Aljezur to Lagoa in the the Algarve. We publish news, events and useful features, as well as shining a light on good causes.” – Website.

Touring Magazine

Touring Magazine Website

Issues 2020 – Present

UK: Rosevine Media

“Touring is the magazine for motorhome, caravan and camping inspiration.” – Website.

Travel + Leisure

Travel + Leisure Magazine Website

2015-2016

NY. Meredith

“Travel + Leisure magazine is one of the most popular travel publications in the world. Unlike other magazines devoted to traveling within a specific country, this magazine highlights far-flung destinations in the United States and abroad. Readers will find tips on traveling around the world, destinations for adventure travelers, and even some budget-friendly ideas.” – Travel + Leisure Magazine.

Travel News Namibia

Travel News Namibia Website

Issues 2015 – Present

Namibia: Venture Media

“Travel News Namibia is a high-quality glossy Namibia travel and lifestyle magazine tasked with promoting Namibia to the world. With riveting stories, first-hand encounters and magnificent photographs showcasing tourism, travel, nature, adventure and conservation, TNN is the ultimate and most comprehensive guide to exploring Namibia.” – Website.

Trend

Trend Magazine Website

Issues 2007 – Present

Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, UK: Trend Productions

“The only local guide to a modern life in Aberdeen. Each issue has a rich mix of articles and reviews from local and surrounding businesses, and people in and around Aberdeen.” – Publisher.

Ulster Tatler

Ulster Tatler Website

Issues 2019 – Present

Belfast, Northern Ireland: Ulster Tatler

“Established in 1966, the Ulster Tatler is now Northern Ireland’s longest established and most widely read monthly. It has coverage of events in the Northern Ireland social calendar as well as local fashions. The tone of the magazine is very much to look of the positive side to life in Northern Ireland.” – Website.

Vacations Magazine

Vacations Magazine Website

2006-2008

U.S.: VacationsMagazine.com

“With almost 1,000,000 readers each issue, Vacations magazine is America’s best source of affordable, new vacation ideas. Vacations covers undiscovered places, weekend getaways, romantic inns, adventure trips, family favorites, scenic drives, idyllic small towns, plush resorts, cruises, tours and much, much more. Practical and consumer-friendly, each issue of Vacations is packed with exciting and affordable vacation ideas.” – Publisher.

Vancouver

Vancouver Magazine Website

Issues 2017 – Present

Vancouver, Canada: Vancouver Magazine

“Vancouver magazine is the indispensable playbook to Canada’s most exciting city. For over 50 years, this city’s influencers have turned to our iconic brand for insightful, informative coverage of the issues, the people, the places and the events that shape Vancouver. From in-depth reporting and analysis of the issues that matter most, to expert fashion and travel guides, reviews of the buzziest new restaurants and the best in wine and spirits, VanMag uncovers what matters now.” – Website.

Vermont Life

Vermont Life Magazine Website

1946-2018

Vermont Dept of Tourism and Marketing

Vermont Life Magazine was founded in 1946 and ended in 2018. “Vermont Life was a thought-provoking, expertly designed quarterly magazine covering Vermont’s people, places, and culture. Stunning color photography and award-winning journalism made it the insider’s guide to Vermont food, arts and recreation, as well as the source for a behind-the-scenes look at the state’s creative economy and entrepreneurs.” – Publisher.

Verve

Verve Magazine Website

Issues 2013 – Present

Auckland, New Zealand: Verve

“Auckland’s Favourite Free Lifestyle Magazine. Verve is brimful with great design, fashion, beauty, health, food and wine, lifestyle, travel, passionate and innovative people and lots of fabulous prizes to win.” – Website.

Western Living BC

Western Living Magazine Website

Issues 2017 – Present

Burnaby, BC Canada: Canada Wide Media

“Western Living informs and entertains a sophisticated, active and engaged urban reader. Our distinct Western Canadian focus is centred on three pillars: home design and decor, food and wine, and travel.” – Website.